Thursday, December 24, 2009

Others Were Oppressed, Yet He Opened Not His Mouth

As the canonisation of Pope Pacelli proceeds apace, in tribute to his having ever so discreetly opposed the persecution of Jews and Communists, the Archbishop of York has been doing his bit to distinguish the Anglican Civil War from Benedict's bigot-rustlers by sort of speaking out more or less against Uganda's persecution of homosexuals. Dr Sentamu is "not happy" with the language of David Bahati's bill because it "seems not only victimising but also a diminishment of the individuals concerned", rather like claiming that people who disagree with you are ipso facto greedy, selfish and lacking in a moral centre. Dr Sentamu said that the Anglican Civil War is committing to recognising that gay people are valued by God, even if they are not valued quite so much by the "traditional" wing of the Anglican Civil War. Dr Sentamu also noted that "at the moment the law in Uganda, without this bill, does exactly the same thing"; the reason why Dr Sentamu and the Archbishop of Canterbury have said and done nothing in public so far is because they are "trying to help" - ever so discreetly.